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Jackals lose shootout at Greenville

Published 8:38 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2015

JEFF RICHARDS/Star-Gazette The new Elmira Jackals logo is unveiled during a press conference in which Steve Martinson was introduced as their new coach at First Arena Tuesday evening.

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Elmira led twice before Greenville tied it with three minutes remaining

The Road Warriors outscored the Jackals, 3-2, after eight rounds in the shootout

Five-game road trip completes a stretch where the Jackals played 11 of 12 games on the road

The Elmira Jackals led twice before falling to Greenville, 3-2, in a shootout loss Sunday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

Matt Tassone and Colin Jacobs scored for Elmira, who led 1-0 after one period and 2-1 with about eight minutes remaining in the third period.

The Road Warriors tied it with three minutes remaining on a Tyler Brown goal before outscoring the Jackals, 3-2, after eight rounds in the shootout. Jacobs and Nick Tuzzolino scored for Elmira in the shootout but Michael St. Croix’s shootout goal for Greenville was the difference.

The game completed a five-game road trip where the Jackals had a 2-2-1 record. It also finishes a stretch where the Jackals played 11 of 12 games on the road.

Tassone scored his team leading 14th goal at 13:28 of the first period on assists from Nick Tuzzolino and Thomas Nesbitt. Jacobs scored at 11:42 of the final period. Mitch Holmberg and Justin Daniels assisted the score. Elmira goalie Travis Fullerton stopped 32 of 34 shots.

The Jackals return home Friday to face the Brampton Beast. It’s one of three of the next four games on home ice for the Jackals, who are sixth in the Eastern Conference standings with 38 points.